Summer Budget 2010


Introduction

Main Income Tax reliefs

Income Tax Rates and Bands

Car Benefit Assessment

Tax Free Mileage Allowances

National Insurance Contributions

Pension Contributions

Inheritance Tax

Important Annual Limits

Value Added Tax

Capital Gains Tax

Corporation Tax

Main Capital Allowances

Stamp Duty & Stamp Duty Land Tax

Earliest due dates for payment of tax

Tax free mileage allowances


  2010/11 & 2009/10
  Higher Rate Lower Rate
All cars 40p 25p
Motorcycles 24p 24p
Bicycles 20p 20p
Business passengers 5p 5p
 
Higher Rate allowed up to 10,000 business miles.
 
Fuel-only allowances for company cars
From 1.6.2010 (From 1.12.2009)
 
  Petrol Diesel LPG
Up to 1400cc 12p (11p) 11p (11p) 8p (7p)
1401 - 2000cc 15p (14p) 11p (11p) 10p (8p)
Over 2000cc 21p (20p) 16p (14p) 14p (12p)
 
These figures may change more often than once a year.